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Saudi King Absent in OIC Meeting on Palestine, Amman Publicizes Differences with Riyadh

The extraordinary meeting of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Palestine was held in Istanbul on Friday in the absence of Saudi King Salman, while Jordan's king looked undeterred to show narrowing differences with Qatar, Turkey and Iran and distancing his country from Saudi, UAE, Bahraini policy of rapprochement with Israel.
News ID: 70251    Publish Date : 2018/05/20

OIC Underlines Strong Opposition to US Decision on Jerusalem, Reaffirms Full Solidarity with Palestine

Member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Friday issued a final declaration following an extraordinary Islamic summit conference in Turkey's Istanbul in response to the grave developments in Palestine.
News ID: 70250    Publish Date : 2018/05/20

Turkey-Backed Militants, Kurds Intensify Clashes in Northwestern Syria

Fresh clashes between the Ankara-backed militants and a group of Kurdish militias left a number casualties on both warring sides on Saturday.
News ID: 70249    Publish Date : 2018/05/20

Syrian Army Pounds Terrorists' Positons after Militants' Attack on Residential Areas in Quneitra

The Syrian Army's artillery and missile units opened heavy fire at the terrorist group's strongholds in the Southwestern province of Quneitra after the latter shelled residential areas in the town of al-Ba'ath and its outskirts on Saturday.
News ID: 70248    Publish Date : 2018/05/20

S. Arabia Starts New Wave of Arrests over Ties with Israel

Saudi authorities have arrested several activists for denouncing the industrious efforts made by Riyadh, particularly those of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, to normalize diplomatic relations with Israel.
News ID: 70247    Publish Date : 2018/05/20

US-Backed SDF Forces Looting Historical Artifacts in Manbij

News ID: 70246    Publish Date : 2018/05/20

UK Mulls Sending More Troops to Afghanistan: Report

Britain could substantially boost its troop numbers in Afghanistan following demands from US President Donald Trump that NATO members "pay their fair share", The Times reported Friday.
News ID: 70245    Publish Date : 2018/05/18

Combat Training Center Opens in Georgia as Part of Joint Program with US

A combat training center opened in the Tbilisi neighborhood of Vaziani as part of the joint cooperation program with the United States called the Georgia Defense Readiness Program (GDRP), country's Defense Minister Levan Izoria said.
News ID: 70244    Publish Date : 2018/05/18

Countries Should Be Prevented from Following US on Israel Embassy, Turkey Says

Turkey called on Muslim countries to stop other nations from following the United States and opening embassies in Jerusalem (al-Quds), as it opened a meeting in Istanbul on Friday.
News ID: 70243    Publish Date : 2018/05/18

US More Hated than Ever in Muslim World: Iranian President

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani deplored the US embassy’s relocation from Tel Aviv to al-Quds (Jerusalem) as a violation of international law and said Washington is more hated than ever in the Islamic world.
News ID: 70242    Publish Date : 2018/05/18

Cleric: Arab leaders helpless in defending Palestine

Tehran's interim Friday prayers leader Hojjatoleslam Kazem Seddiqi regretted that Arab leaders 'have beome helpless in defending Palestine'.
News ID: 70241    Publish Date : 2018/05/18

Top Iranian official urges Europe to defend independence from US

A top Iranian foreign relations official said that Europe is expected to defend its independence and interests in face of the US sanctions.
News ID: 70240    Publish Date : 2018/05/18

Army pounds terrorists in al-Hajar al-Aswad neighborhood

The Syrian Air Force and artillery on Thursday carried out precision strikes against terrorists’ positions in the remaining area in the north of al-Hajar al-Aswad neighborhood southern Damascus.
News ID: 70239    Publish Date : 2018/05/18

Syria national flag hoisted over Hor Binafseh in Hama

Internal Security Forces entered the town of Hor Binafseh in the southern countryside of Hama province and hoisted the national flag over it.
News ID: 70238    Publish Date : 2018/05/18

Two Iranian fishermen detained by Saudi Arabia released

Two Iranian fishermen who had been detained by the Saudi coast guards for entering Saudi territorial waters were set free on Friday, a local Iranian official said.
News ID: 70237    Publish Date : 2018/05/18

US Complicit in Israeli Massacre of Palestinians: Leader

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei condemned the recent slaughter of Palestinians who protested the US move to relocate its embassy to al-Quds (Jerusalem) and said Washington and some of its Western allies are complicit.
News ID: 70236    Publish Date : 2018/05/18

Iranian FM:

Some Arab states ignoring concerns of Islamic world

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that some Arab countries have aligned with the United States and Zionist regime and are far from the goals and concerns of the Islamic world.
News ID: 70235    Publish Date : 2018/05/18

Amir-Abdollahian:

Palestinian resistance to prevent survival of US embassy in al-Quds

Special Aide to Iranian Parliament Speaker for International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said that time is not in favor of the Zionist regime, adding, “under such circumstances, resistance of Palestinian people will not allow the survival of US Embassy in al-Quds (Jerusalem).”
News ID: 70234    Publish Date : 2018/05/18

Iran Raps Israel’s Bloodbath in Gaza, US Moves against Int’l Law

Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations Gholam Ali Khoshroo condemned Israel for the recent mass killing of Palestinians near the Gaza border and deplored Washington’s moves against the international law, including the relocation of its embassy to al-Quds (Jerusalem).
News ID: 70233    Publish Date : 2018/05/18

US more inferior than ever among Muslim countries

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani described the extraordinary OIC summit in Turkey "an opportunity for the Muslim world to declare its support for the Palestinian people and to condemn the illegal relocation of US embassy to Jerusalem al-Quds," saying US is more inferior than ever in the Muslim world.
News ID: 70232    Publish Date : 2018/05/18

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